Thursday, April 5, 2018

April 2, 2018 Happy Easter!

                                Being back with Sister Oh♡


Sister Ohs attempt at cute pictures with the Cherry Blossoms

Our flight to Jeju Island to do exchanges with the Jeju Sisters.


That back of the car was how we rode to lunch! Hahaha it was like living a Criminal minds episode

The plane to Jeju

Sister Monson at the choir performance






Hello everybody!

Happy Easter and General Conference weekend! We dont get to watch it until next weekend, but Ive heard its been amazing, as always♡

This week was exciting, a lot of random fun events. Tuesday we got to help deep clean the 괴정 church. I havent weeded for sooo long. I never thought I would say this, but it was so much fun. Just weeding, no stress. The man in charge of doing this at all the churches was impressed I could weed so well. Haha thanks mom and dad for making us help weed the garden, it paid off.;) After he took us to lunch, but in order to get there, he had us sit in the back of his creeper van on folding chairs from the church. The windows are all covered in bars, and it felt like I was living a Criminal Minds movie!! Living the dream.

Wednesday we had our service activity thats at a soup kitchen. We peeled so many onions, the tears were just streaming. Its fun being the only foreigner because people who come in always try to speak random English that doesnt even make sense. Old people are fun!

Wednesday night we took a flight to Jeju island for exchanges with Sister Oh and Sister Raju. Seeing Sister Oh again was the best. It was like in all the movies, where you get off the plane and then people go running to each other and its all cutsy, it was definitely that cute. We were able to spend all of Thursday with them and then fly back to Busan Friday morning. Two nights of no sleep, and no regreta! The whole exchange was just the best. Jeju is beautiful this time of year. All of the flowers were blooming and the cherry blossoms were beautiful. Then there was the miracle of being companions with Sister Oh again for a day!♡

After coming home, Saturday morning we went and played soccer with the missionaries in the district, investigators, members, less actives. Its pretty much just anyone we can get to come. Well our potential investigator showed up and it was seriously the answer to so many prayers! She's 16 years old, and may or may not have a crush on the Elders, but for now I dont even mind! We're just going to look past that! We were able to share an Easter message with her on the soccer field after. Weird place, but I think it was the best lesson we've had since I got here. Much needed♡ 

And Easter. Easter here...well I had a boiled egg after church. So no, its not really a thing here. As a zone we had a zone Easter procelyting activity at Haeondae beach. It was such a beautiful place to do it and share this amazing message with other people, oh what better day than Easter?

This past week has been beautiful with all of the flowers blooming, Easter, and I've officially been in Korea a year. On our flight home from Jeju, we flew into the same airport that I flew into almost exactly a year ago. It got me reflecting a lot on the past year and all thats happened. The good days, bad days, laughs and tears. But through it all how much my gratitude and love for my Savior and this gospel has grown. None of it could've been possible without Him and His sacrafice for all of us. Because of Him, even in our darkest times, we are never alone. He's there and sends angels into our lives to help us. Im so thankful for this past year I've had to learn, grow, and share Christ's love in Korea. Thank you for all your prayers and support♡ 

Hope you all had a Happy Easter.

Love,
Sister Stout

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